No concept of time... AKA My favorite clockmaker

there are people you learn from in life... there are people you meet, and you say to yourself... "self, there is something about that guy" then there are people you meet, who, you can almost sit in a room, and say very little, and understand, a lot.

so this past saturday... i went and saw... my favorite clockmaker...

Leland Hedgecock Smith, of the quaint yet quite full, Barren Creek Clocks, in Mardela Springs, Maryland is one of a kind.

this guy, is the quintessential renaissance man, the man who has bucked time, led a simple life, fostered many, and is the amazing backbone for a group of people you couldnt begin to count. and if ya know him, you might say, wow, if Leland is your sanity... look out :)

anyway, he recently had a VERY incredible story done about him and his clock shop... Maryland Life Magazine did the piece, the main contributor was Edwin Remsberg who did an amazing photo shoot turned in to mini-movie, and truly captured what it is REALLY like, in Leland's shop, Barren Creek Clocks. there truly is nothing like the sound of this place, its alive with movement, and most of it you cannot see.

i really cannot do the video montage any justice, so without further adieu please check it out... and if you are in the market for a hand-crafted wooden gear clock, contact leland at lhsmith57@comcast.net

oh and i just noticed, another coldfusion based website... Maryland Life www.marylandlife.com/index.cfm